Knockdown box.



. PATENTED APR. 5, 1904.

No. 756,338. H. A. DOTEN.

KNOGKDOWN ox. APPLIOATION TILED MAR. 24. 1903.

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UNTTED STATES Patented April 5, 1904..

PATENT OFFICE.-

HENRY A. DOTEN, OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT, 'ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CLINTONA. HANKS, OF BRISTOL, VERMONT.

KNOOKDOWN BOX. I

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 756,338,.dated April 5,1904.

Application filed March 24, 1903.

To all whont it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY A. DOTEN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Burlington, in the county of Ohittenden and State ofVermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in KnockdownBoxes; and

- I do declare the following to be a full, clear,

' cal cross-section view of the same.

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to knockdown boxes; and the object of theinvention is to provide a box of this character which may be quicklytaken apart and closely packed for transportation or storage and whichmay be readily put together again to form a strong durable box, theparts of which when assembled cannot accidentally be slipped out ofplace.

A further object is to provide metal cornerpieces for such a box whichwill serve a double function of locking the sides and ends of the boxtogether and also as braces and protective coverings for the corners ofthe box.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts,as will be more fully described, and particularly pointed out in theappended claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box complete.Fig. '2 is a longitudinal vertical section through the box with thecover partly removed. Fig. 3 is a Verti- Fig. 4: is a horizontal sectionthrough one corner of the box, and Fig. 5 is a detail perspective viewof one of the corner-pieces.

In the drawings, 1 denotes the box, formed of the side pieces 2 and endpieces 3 and top and bottom pieces 4 and 5. The side pieces 2 aresimilar in construction and are provided on their inner sides near theupper and lower edges with longitudinally-disposed grooves 6. The endpieces 3 are also similar in construction and are of slightly less widththan theside pieces 2 and are each provided on their inner sidesand nearone end with a groove 7 These grooves 7 are at the opposite edges of theends when the parts are assembledthat Serial No. 149,341. (No model.)

edge of the end pieces. Likewise at one end of the box the upper edge ofone end piece is flush or on a level with the top edges on the sidepieces, while at the opposite end of the box the lower edge of the endpiece is flush on a level with the bottom edges of the side pieces. Thisarrangement of the end pieces brings the grooves 7 of the same in lineand on a level with the grooves 6 at the upper and lower edges of theside pieces. The top and bottom pieces 4 and 5 are similar inconstruction and interchangeadle, each being provided along their sidesand across one end with rabbeted edges 8, which are adapted to slide inthe grooves 6 and 7 of the sides and end pieces when the box isassembled.

The plain or square ends of the top and bottom may be provided withscrew -holes 9, through which screws 10 may be passed into the upper andlower edges of the end pieces to hold said top and bottom pieces inplace.

12 denotes metal corner-pieces right angular in shape and adapted toengage the corners of the box. That part of the corner-piece whichengages the side piece of the box is fixedly secured thereto by nails,screws, or other suitable means. The upper portion of the corner-piecesare cut away to form tongues 13, which are adapted to be bent over anddownwardly to embrace the upper edge of side pieces, thereby bracing andstrengthening said edges, as well as more firmly holding thecorner-pieces in place. The other side of the corner-piece, or that partwhich engages the end pieces of the box, is provided with aninwardlyturned edge or flange 14, which is adapted to be inserted in anarrow'groove 15, formed in the outer faces of the end pieces, thisconnection securely holding the end pieces in place when the box isassembled, but which will permit them to he slipped out when the top andbottom pieces have been removed and it is desired to take the box down.

To assemble the box, the end pieces are slipped into engagement with thecorner-pieces fixed to the ends of the sides of the box and the top andbottom pieces are slipped in place in the grooves at the top and bottomof the side and end pieces and screws passed through the holes therein,when a strong well-braced light box will be had, which may be quicklyknocked down by a reversal of the operation just described.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from the principle orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim, and desire to securebyLetters Patent, is-

pieces when disengaged by the top and bottom, being slidable between theends of the side walls and the corner-pieces, and being engaged at theirends and on their outer sides by the corner-pieces, substantially asdescribed.

2. A knockdown box of the class described, comprising a top, abottom andside walls, having coengaging tongues and grooves. whereby the top andbottom are adapted to be moved endwise to engage them with or disengagethem from the sides; end pieces, one forming a stop for the top and theother forming a stop for the bottom, said end pieces having grooves 15,and right-angular metallic-corner-pieces, each secured to one of theside walls and provided with an inturned flange 14: engaging the grooveof the contiguous end piece, the end pieces when disengaged by the topand bottom being slidable between the ends of the side walls and thecorner-piece, and being engaged at their ends and on their outer sidesby the corner-pieces, the latter being provided each with a tongue 13,bent upon the upper edge of one of the side walls and clearing thecontiguous end piece, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HENRY A. DOTEN.

Witnesses:

C. F. CLEVELAND, B. E. BAL WIN.

